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Austria to try ex-agent in Russia spying case
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» VIENNA - A former Austrian intelligence official is due to go on trial on Thursday, charged with handing over sensitive devices and selling secret information to Russia for years.
Defence firms lure recruits with yoga, even condoms
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/09/2025
» LONDON — Rheinmetall AG has come up with a cheeky way to introduce itself to young job seekers.
Chinese planes have near miss after Air China flight makes unexplained change of height
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/07/2025
» Two Chinese planes were involved in a near miss in Russian airspace earlier this month in an incident that has sparked fresh concerns over aviation safety.
Veteran remembers joy of WWII end, 80 years on
AFP, Published on 01/05/2025
» HARLOW, England - Centenarian Dorothea Barron recalled the wave of relief she felt when she heard World War II had finally come to an end.
Korean special forces chief defied order to seize lawmakers
News Agencies, Published on 06/12/2024
» The head of the South Korean Army Special Forces said he defied an order from the defence minister to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to enforce martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this week.
Two children killed in attack near Taylor Swift-themed event
New York Times, Published on 30/07/2024
» LONDON — Two children were killed and another nine children and two adults were injured in a knife attack at a children’s dance class Monday morning in Southport, a seaside town near the northern English city of Liverpool, according to the local police.
Israeli court approves ban on Al Jazeera
Reuters, Published on 05/06/2024
» JERUSALEM - An Israeli court on Wednesday upheld a ban on the operations of the Qatar-backed news agency Al Jazeera that the government had imposed on national security grounds.
Singapore introduces AI in classrooms
Kyodo News, Published on 08/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - At Lakeside Primary School in Singapore, a trolley full of laptops is wheeled to the door of a fifth grade classroom where 30 or so students rush out to a hallway to retrieve them to learn mathematics using artificial intelligence.
Myanmar capital military base attacked by drones
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2024
» Opponents of army rule in Myanmar said on Thursday that they carried out drone attacks on two military targets in the capital Nay Pyi Taw. The military junta said 13 drones were shot down and no damage was caused.
India cracks down on guru’s ‘cure’ ads
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2024
» NEW DELHI - India's top court has barred the giant consumer goods firm Patanjali Ayurved, co-founded by one of country's most popular yoga gurus, from publishing advertisements for its ayurvedic medicines that claim to cure some diseases.